Grave marker



u Aug! 4 1926..

. G. A. BLUE GRAVE ARKER Filed pt. 8, 1925 Tir;

12 i if i Patented Aug. 24, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

GLENN A. BLUE, OF TWIN FALLS, IDAHO.

GRAVE MARKER;

Application filed September 8, 1925. Serial No. 55,005.

morial tablet a space to receive a card. or

other data concerning the deceased, and this construction has been foundvery impractical because of the fading and deterioration of such aninserted card, so that my invention contemplates the use of a permanentmarking plate having the indicia diestamped thereon so as to beimpervious to weather conditions and always readily visible to theobserver. I

In other constructions it has also been the practice to assemble themarking plate and stake before the driving ofthe latter in its properposition to indicate the grave to be marked. This often defeated thesecuring of the stake in hard or rocky ground as it was not providedwith suitable means by which a tool could be applied for drivingpurposes. I have therefore devised a construction in which the stake isseparable from the marking plate and provided with,

means for driving the same and also with anchoring devices to preventits withdrawal or displacement.

The marking plate is further formed with means to interlock with theupper end of the stake which is so inclined at an angle to the verticalas to dispose the plate in a position'to be easily read by the observeron looking downward. In the ordinary construction of such plates theyare disposed in the same vertical plane as the stake and it is necessaryto bend down in order t read the indicia inscribed thereon.

In the use of a plate to be die stamped it becomes important to separatethe plate member from the other elements of the supporting back andstake in order to properly perform the stamping operation, and thestructure presented permits the plate member to be entirelydetached andsubsequently applied to the supporting back and interlocked with thestake.

The invention has for an object to provide a novel and improvedconstructionv comprising a stake member and a marking.

plate or tablet provided with means to embrace the upper end of thestake member and for interlocking therewith.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved form ofstake having an interlocking connection at its upper end for the markingplate and also a driving shoulder together with anchoring means adaptedto secure the stake in position when driven. y 7

Another object of the invention is to prdvlde a construction embodying asheet metal marking plate adapted to receive die stamped indicia andsupported by a backing member interlocked with an angularly disposedextension from a supporting stake.

Other and further objectsand advantages of the invention will behereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof definedby theappended claims.

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Figure 1 is a perspective of the invention; i

Figure 2 is a horizontal section through the upper portion of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is. a detail perspective of the stake;

Figure 4 is a central vertical section through Figure 1 Figure 5 is asimilaroview of a modified form of the invention; and

Figure 6 is a sectionv on the line 66 of Figure 5.

- driving lug 13 adapted to cooperate'with a suitable driving tool forthe purpose of forcing the stake into the earth. This lug may also beutilized-to. carry indicia designating '85 Like referencenumeralsdesignate corre-- the lot or grave number, as shown at 14 in Figure 1.The lower portion of the stake may be provided with outwardly bent spursor anchors 15 formed from the body thereof and adapted; to be forcedinwards in' the driving operation but to exert an outward frictionagainst any effort to withdraw the stake from its driven position.

Cooperating with the head 11 of the stake is the marking plate or tablet16 whiiclrhas.

, a substantially plane body portion 17 to receive the indicia relatingtothe purpose ofthe marker. For instance, when used for grave.designating purposes; a portion of' supporting base for that purpose.The plate 1t} is formed with a depending flange 18 about its edges and:the flange; ad acent the stake is formed with a projecting body; 19

r having bendable-ears 20 adapted to be folded into' engagement with theangular portion 11 of the stake. Such engagement with the wedge shapedportion Would substantially retain. the plate in position but this maybe further secured by the use of rivets or bolts 21 passing through theears 20 and aper tures 22 in the head 11 of thestake.

Cooperating with the nameplate a back plate 23 is provided which isformed with a circumferential up-turned edge 24 passing within theflange 18 from the name plate.v

The lower flange'24' is formed with any aperture 25 adapted to receivethe interlocking projection 12 carried by the head ofthe stake.

In assembling the construction shown in Figuresl to 4- the flange 18ofthe name plate extends over the cooperating flange 24' of the backplateas shown in Figure l and the lower portion of this back platereceives the interlocking extension from the stake. The extension. 19from. the, name plate is then brought into contact with the wedge shapedhead of the stake and theears 20 folded into position beneath. the sameso as to embrace and interlock the stake and plate thus permitting theuse of an all-metal: name plate of sufficiently. light material to beconveniently die stampedand its application'to the stake after thelatter hasv been drivento proper position.

InFigures. 5 and 6 a modified form. of the invention is: shown in-whichthe. name plate 26 is'mount'ed upon a' stakemember 27'by a slightlydifferent. form of: interlockedconnection. This member 27" 'isformedwith the behind. the. entire body of the name." plate which carries thedie stamping 30 similar to that shown in Figure 1. The back plate 31 isformed at one end with an inturned flange 32 having a rebent free end 33apertured to receive the upper end of the interlocking extension 29 fromthe stake while the opposite endof the back plate is flanged inwardly at314; and rebent at 35, both of these members being apertured to permitthe passage of the stake. extension 29 therethrough. This extension isformed at its lower portion with locking spurs 36' of resilient materialpreferably formed from the body of the extension and adapted to becompressed when the'extension is inserted between the plates and tolaterexpand and lock it in position as shown in Figure 6. The markingplate is provided with a peripheral flangeyone side 37 thereof beingextended to partially embrace the flange 32 of the back and form aninterlocked connection for the plate 26 and the opposite side flange 38of this plate is apertured to permit the passage of the ex tension 29therethrough. By this means the plate ispositively interlocked with theback and bothof these members rigidly supported upon the extension fromthe stake.

The invention presents a grave marker of durable metallic material inwhich the inscription is clearly legible under all conditions andpractically permanent so asto be conveniently read. The constructionbywhich the main plate and stake may be as-' senibled after the drivingof the latter provide for-a proper securing. ofth'e stake and also theconvenient manipulation of the plate for the production of thedie stampindicia thereon. This separable construction.

also forms an important factor in the packing, storage and shipping ofthe article.

While the specific construction ofthe several parts hasbeen shown anddescribed, it

will be obvious that changes and alterationsmay be-made therein withoutdeparting-from the spirit of the invention as; defined by the appendedclaims. i

Having thus described my invention, what- I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-is:

1; In a marker, a stake member provided with a laterally enlarged headhaving interlocking means, and a marking plate formed withbendablemembers adapted to embrace and interlock with said head.

2. In amarker, a Stake member provided at its upper end with a head andinterlocking-projection, a marking-platehaving at its base an extensionadapted to enclose said head, and a back plateapertu'red to-receivesaidprojection 3. In a marker, a stake member provided at its upper endwith a laterally disposed head a marking-platehavingat itsbase anextension adapted to embrace saidhead, and support the plateman-inclined position and a driving lug upon said stake having ahorizontal face disposed at the head portion thereof.

. 4. In a marker, 21 stake having an enlarged angularly disposed headportion, a back plate adapted to interlock Withan extension from saidportion, and a nameplate mounted upon said back plate and provided Withmeans to embrace said stake head.

5. In a marker, a stake having an enlarged angularly disposed headportion, a loack plate adapted to interlock With an extension from sa1dportion, a name plate mounted upon said back plate and provided Withmeans to embrace said stake head, andsecuring de' 1 vices extendingthrough said embracing means and apertures in the stake head.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature.

GLENN A. BLUE.

